(CNS): With heart disease responsible for over one third of deaths each year in the Cayman Islands, the health minister has urged the community to be proactive in protecting their own and their family’s heart health to save lives. In his message for this year’s World Heart day (Thursday 29 September) Mark Scotland said premature deaths due to cardiovascular disease can be prevented when people take charge of their own risks by choosing healthy foods, doing more physical activity, stopping smoking, reducing alcohol and knowing their numbers.